Plant-stand



D. F. LouDoN. PLANT STAND.

APrLlc/nlou man MAY 15. 1920., 1,371,796. s Patented A5, 1921.

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mlm/ron' D03? FL avana/v n BY ATTORNEYS UNITED STATES DORR F. LOUDON, OF NEW YORK, -N. Y.

RANT-STAND.

Application filed May 15, 1920. i Serial No. 381,696.

To ZZ whom z't may concern:

YBe it known that I Donn F. LoUDoN, a citizen of the United tates, and a resident of the city of New York, borough of'Man-v hatt-an, in the county and Statel ofNew vi'ork, have invented a new and Improved Plaiit-Staiid, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

The invention relates to plant stands such as shown and described in the Letters Patent of the United States, No. 1,336,307, granted to me on April 6, 1920. Y

The object of the invention is to provide a new and improved plant stand designed for use in the home, in florists windows and other placesv and arranged for holding and displaying potted plants in a proper angular position relative to the' sunlight to insure uniform growth and development of the plant in every'direction.

Another object is to allow the user to periodically turn theV pot holder while in an inclined or angular position to insureproper uniform drooping of thestems and flowers all around thek pot and to prevent undue or excessive droopingof any particular portion of the plant and without requiring changing of the latter in the holder. n

With these and other objects in View, they invention consists of certain novel features of construction as hereinafter shown and d e- Y scribed and then specifically pointed out in the claims. Y f I A practical embodiment of the invention is represented in the accompanying draw ings forming a part of this specification,- in which similar characters of reference in-v dicate corresponding parts in all the views.

Figure 1 is a side elevation of the plant stand with part of the telescoping'standard shown insection; Y

Fig. 2 is an enlarged sectional plan view of the same on the line 2- 2`of Fig. 1. j

Fig. 3 is av sectional side elevation of the same on the line 3-3 of Fig. 2; Y y

F ig. 4 is a transverse section of the same with the pot holder locked in vertical posi-,-

tion; andl Fig. 5 is an enlarged cross section of theV pot holder on the line 5-5 of Fig. 2.

The standard 10 of the plant stand is preferably of the; telescoping type and comprises a base 11 from which. rises a tubular post 12 in which telescopes a tubular section 13 adaptedk to be fastened in the adjusted position by a set screw 14. On the upper `end of the tubulark section-13 screws the hub j provided with rising lugs 2 0 of a head 21 22 supportinga transverse pivot 23. On the pivot 23 is mounted to swing in a vertical plane a carrying and positioning member 25 extending between the lugs 22, and-the'said member 25 a centrally disposed pivot 27. On the table or seat 26frests the central portion`30 of` a spider-like base 31 of a pot holder 32 adapted to support a flower pot 33 and'its base 34. The'central portion 30 of the base 31 is mounted to turn on the pivot 27 and the base is held against displacementon the specification of Letters Patent. Patented Mar, 15 1921 n is provided on they top with a Y table or seat 26;from` which rises integrally pivot 27 by la cotter pin 36 and washer 37 or other` suitable retaining means engaging y the upper portion of the pivot 27 directly above the top of the central vportion 30 of the base `31 ofthe pot holder 32. 0n the arms of theV base 31 ofthe p ot holder 32'are adjustably mountedthe horizontal bottom members 40 'of arms 41 adapted to engage the sides of the pot33 and its base 34. In order to permit adjustment of the arm's"40 to 'accommodate vpots l33 and bases 34 of different sizes use ismade of bolts 42 engag# ing registering apertures 43,v 44, of` which the aperturesk 43 are formed in the arms' of the spider-like base'31 and the lapertures 44 are formed in the horizontal members 40 against accidental turning, see Fig. 5.

The carrying and positioning'member 25 of the arms 41. The arms of the spider- 'Y like base`31 are preferably made 'in inverted .U=shape to hold-the nuts "of the' bolts 42k is provi-'ded with two'spaced lugs 50, '5.1, of A which the lug 50 isfadapted tobe seated on the upper end `of a: vertical screw 52 screwing in the head 21. By the use of thescrew 52 the carrying and 'positioning ineniber'25V and the pot holder 32 carried thereby are" held in a desired'angular position 'relative tothe vertical axis. of the stand (as jshowiiAV in, Figs. 1 and sothatfthe sunlight uni-l formly strikes the plant contained in the pot 33 with a" view to insure uniform grow-'th and development of the -plantin every di-r rection. Byadjusting the screw 52 down or up more or less' angularity is given to the carryin and positioning member' 25 and the pot hol er 32.V It will be noticed that when the vpot holder 32Vis in angular positionv it can be readily turned on the pivot 27 without requiring a change inthe position of the stand 10. In practice, the user of the plant this manner,` the pot holder 32 and with itV stand gives about a quarter of a turn a day to the pot holder 32 to insure' proper uniform drooping of the stems and flowers all around the pot and to prevent unduefor` eX# cessive drooping of any particular portion of the plant. l; It is understood that when the flower pot 33 is in angular position thelower portions of the stems and iowers are liable to droop more than those `one thev top and to prevent a plant from growingA unevenly in the pot and the `potted`plant are periodically turned, asabove mentioned. `lt is further understood that without this arrangement it would be necessary to' turn the potin` the holder or to change the position of the stand lO.l It will be noticed that in the case oi' heavy plants it isratherawkward to change the positionoi' the pot. in the holder or to change the position oi' Vthe standin the room. By the arrangement described the pot holder and the potted plantean begiven daily a quarter turn to accomplish the desiredresult.

It is understood that the table or seat 26 forms a firm supportior the cent1-al portionotthe base ofthe pot holder 32 and the said table or seat 26 forms" an integral part of the carrying and positioning member and is hence not liable to become accidenf tally detached andisfcapableoft sustaining the weight otthepot holder and supporting a iilled heavy `flower `pot.` ItV will also be f noticed that 'the pivot 27 forms `an integral part ofthe table or seat 26 and is hence not liable to become accidentally detached.

The lug 5l previously mentioned iol-msV a limiting means for limiting` the I ipward swingingmovement of the carrying a nd post tioning member 25, and this lug is ada pted to abut against the top of the head 2l atthe time the pot holder 32 is in" al vertical posi* member 25 in-this vertical `position use, is

. normally holdthellatter in van uppermost made of a loclringpin 60 mounted toslide up and down in a recessl` formed centrally in the head 2l and its hub 20; The locking` pin 60 is provided with a depending reduced portion 62 on which is coiled a spring' (fidarranged withinV the Vrecess 61 andbearing against the under sideoi the pinc() to `position and in. engagement with arecess- 'formed on the bottom of theu carrying and positioning member `25,` as plainly indicated in Figs. `3 and 1i. `The pin GOis Vprovided with a transversely extending `handle B5.

passing through an `elongatedslot 66 formed in one. of the lugs 22 of the `head 2l to enablethe user of the plant stand to move the locking pin GO downward out of engagement unlock the carrying and positioning member 25 and to swing the same into angular 'position as indicatedin Figs. 1 and 3. It is understood that when the carrying and positioning member 25 is swung from the angular position upward into the position l shown 1in Fig. 4 and in dotted lines in Fig. l, then the locking pin 60 snaps into the re# cess 6a at thetime thepot holder 32 reaches uprightposition. Y

From th foregoing it will be seenvthat from the arrangement described the carrying and positioning member 25 and the pot holder 32 can be readily swung into an angular position and supported therein for the sunlight to act properly on the plant contained in the pot 33, and while the pot holder is in this position it can be periodically turned to prevent drooping of the stemsfand flowers in lowermost position at the time. Y When it is desired to show ofil the plant to visitors or other persons then the carrying and positioning'` member 25 `and with it the pot holder 82 can be swung into upright position and locked therein, and

the pot holder can now be turned around e 1. e pot holder resting upon the seat `and turntion, as shownJ 1n dotted lines 1n Big. l.` In order'to loci: the carrying and positioning ing freely on its pivot, a cotter pinV in the opening of the said pivot, andmeans ior limiting the angular swinging movement of said member.

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`2. A plant stand; comprising a support having a head, a carrying andi` positioningl member Y mounted to swing 1n a vertical plane on said head and provided on its upper face with a seat from ,which projects an integralpivot, and on its lower face with a recess,'a pot holder mounted to turn freely on the pivot, means 'for securing the pot holder on the pivot, means for limiting the angular swinging .movementci `said member, and a spring pressed pin provided with a handle and mounted in the said head and adapted to engage the recess of the `said member to lock the same in a vertical posi! tion. v

. DORR F. LOUDON.` 

